Teaching and Learning Assistant

Principal: Mrs C Jones | Required: September 2026 | Teaching and Learning Assistant | Permanent | Term Time | 32.5 hours per week | Level 4, Actual Salary £19,350 to £20,286

Holden Lane Academy are looking to appoint a dynamic, passionate, and driven Teaching and Learning Assistant to join the committed and hard-working teaching team at Holden Lane Academy. The successful candidate will have the strongest commitment and passion to continue to drive the success of the Academy forward and will be a very motivated team player in a highly effective staffing team.

We are very proud of our academy and are committed to working together to provide an exciting curriculum for all our pupils. Our children are at the heart of everything that we do. We believe that all children are entitled to a high quality education and should regard their academy as a safe, exciting and enjoyable place to be. We strive for everyone involved in our academy to feel valued and special, so that every day they feel, that they have achieved success. To create this environment, we need the very best people, who we will support to be outstanding practitioners. Do you want to be a part of this success? If you do, we would love to receive your application.

The ability to converse at ease with members of the public, including staff and students in accurate spoken English is essential for the post, therefore postholders must be able to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English.

Our Purpose

At Holden Lane Academy we are committed “To enable children to be happy, successful and eager to

learn, helping them to grow into young people who are fulfilled and able to make positive contributions to society”.

Our whole academy community works to our STARS values:

Safety

Trust

Achievement

Respect

Support

Why Holden Lane?

Holden Lane Academy is a small inclusive Primary academy in the Sneyd Green area of Stoke-on-Trent. It has bespoke facilities that support our exciting curriculum. We have extensive and stimulating outdoor play and learning areas.

The academy also has recently benefited from a significant investment in digital infrastructure. At Holden Lane Academy, our aim is to provide high quality experiences in all aspects of academy life.

We want to enable children to be happy, successful and eager to learn, thus helping them grow into young people who are fulfilled and make a positive contribution to society. We aim to do this in the context of a warm and welcoming ethos. Our academy is a place where success is celebrated and high self-esteem, standards and achievement are positively fostered.

The Academy is part of the Alpha Academies Trust which is located in Stoke-on-Trent and consists of two Secondary Academies, four Primary Academies and a Central Team. Alpha Academies Trust has been established to create a network of Primary and Secondary Academies in North Staffordshire. Our purpose is to deliver a first-class education for every child that overcomes inequality. This means that we recruit outstanding staff and make their professional development a number one priority.